transcription, транскрипция: [ kʌf ]
( cuffs, cuffing, cuffed)
1.
The cuffs of a shirt or dress are the parts at the ends of the sleeves, which are thicker than the rest of the sleeve.
...a pale blue shirt with white collar and cuffs.
N-COUNT : usu pl
2.
The cuffs on a pair of pants or trousers are the parts at the ends of the legs, which are folded up. ( AM; in BRIT, use turn-up )
...the cuffs of his jeans.
N-COUNT : usu pl
3.
If the police cuff someone, they put handcuffs on them. ( INFORMAL )
She hoped they wouldn’t cuff her hands behind her back.
VERB : V n
4.
An off-the-cuff remark is made without being prepared or thought about in advance.
I didn’t mean any offence. It was a flippant, off-the-cuff remark...
PHRASE : PHR n , PHR after v